NEPHROLOGY

Fellowship Program Director
Suzanne El-Sayegh, MD - Associate Chairwoman of Medicine, Director of Ambulatory Care

Key Clinical Faculty
Morton Kleiner, MD - Chairman of Medicine
Bertram Alpert, MD
Edward Epstein, MD

• Grants:

  • Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program
    2008-2010
    New York State Department of Health
    "High Fiber Diet and Coronary Artery Disease"
    PI: S. El Sayegh, MD
    Award:  $120,000

  • Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program
    2010-2011
    New York State Department of Health
    "Understanding the Molecular Basis of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Uremic Cardiomyopathy" 
    PI: S. El Sayegh, MD
    Award: $220,000

• Invited Presentations:

  • Waked A, Khoueiry G, Dunne E, Smith M, Lafferty J, Goldman M, Geara A, Maarouf O, AbiRached J, Ayoub I, El Charabatty, El-Sayegh S.  High Fiber Diet and Coronary Artery Disease in Hemodialysis Patients.  - Abstract presentation 15th Congress Renal Nutrition & Metabolism 2010, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 24-27, 2010.

  • Azab B, Jaglall N, Lamet A, Atallah JP, RajaSurya V, Farah B, Weiserbs K, Zaher M, El Sayegh S.  Value of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictive Tool of Disease Severity in Acute Pancreatitis.  - Poster presentation AGA Digestive Disease Week, May 1-5, 2010, New Orleans, LA.

  • Daoud J, El Sayegh S, Kleiner M.  Membranous Nephropathy and IgA deficiency.  - Poster presentation Society of Hospital Medicine, April 2010,  Washington, D.C.

  • Maarouf O, Waked A, Geara A, Khoueiry G, AbiRached J, Ayoub I, Terjanian T, Lafferty J, Dunne E, Smith M, El Sayegh S. An analysis of the diet of hemodialysis patients during a dialysis specific FFQ. - Presented at the New York American College of Physicians' Upstate Scientific Meeting on April 10, 2010.

  • Maarouf O, El Sayegh S.  When genes go wrong: a dual attack.  - Poster presentation, AGA Digestive Disease Week, March 1-5, 2010,  New Orleans, LA.

  • Khoueiry G, Waked A, Geara A, Maarouf O, AbiRached J, Ayoub I, Goldman M, Dunne E. Lafferty J, Smith M, El-Sayegh S.  Dietary Intake of Dialysis Patients Does Not Reflect the AHA Guidelines.   - Poster presentation AHA EPI/NPAM Annual Meeting, 3/2/10, San Francisco, CA.

  • Maarouf O, Geara A, Ayoub I, Shtaynberg N, AbiRached J, Rizk S, Israel E, Samarneh M, El Sayegh S, Kleiner M.  Correlation between glycated hemoblobin and mean plasma glucose in hemodialysis patients.  - Poster presentation ASN Renal Week 2009, 10/31/09, San Diego, CA.

  • Waked A, Khoueiry G, Geara A, Maarouf O, AbiRached J, Ayoub I, Dunne E, Smith M, Lafferty J, El-Sayegh S.  You should see what I eat, Doc: An analysis of the diet of hemodialysis patients using a dialysis specific FFQ.  - Poster presentation ASN Renal Week 2009, 10/30/09, San Diego, CA

  • Maarouf O, Geara A, Ayoub I, Shtaynberg N, AbiRached J, Rizk S, Israel E, El Sayegh S, Kleiner M.  Glycated hemoglobin as a marker of recent glycemic control in diabetic patients on hemodialysis.  - Poster presentation ASN Renal Week 2009, 10/30/09, San Diego, CA

  • Geara A, Daoud J, AbouRjeily G, Torbey E, Waked A, AbiRafeh N, Terjanian T, Lafferty J, El Sayegh S.  Aspirin resistance in hemodialysis patients.  - Poster presentation ASN Renal Week 2009, 10/30/09, San Diego, CA
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• Publications:
  • Genzer O, El-Sayegh SE, Kleiner MJ, Castellanos MR. Male human papillomavirus infection post-kidney transplant: an overlooked disease. Transplantation Research. MS: 7734783706856897 (submitted 2012).

     

  • Khoueiry G, El Sayegh S. Dietary intake in hemodialysis patients does not reflect a heart healthy diet. J Renal Nutrition. 2011 Nov;21(6):438-47.
         
  • Geara AS, Azzi N, Bassil C, El-Sayegh S. Aspirin resistance in hemodialysis patients. Int Urol Nephrol 2012 Feb;44(1):323-5.

     

  • Castellanos M, Jung E, Park S, Schuller-Levis G, Odaimi M, El Sayegh S, Kleiner M, Elsoueidi R, Shtaynberg N, Park E. Effect of parathyroid hormone and teriparatide on immune function of human adherent and non-adherent leukocytes. Clin Neph. 2010 Aug;74(2):83-90.
  • El Sayegh S, Epstein E, Shtaynberg N, Samarneh M, Geara A. Non-organ specific antibodies and cryoglobulinemia. Biomedical International (in press).    
  • Azzi J, Geara A, Abdi R, El Sayegh S. The immunological aspects of pancreatic islet cell transplantation. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2010 Jan;6(1):111-24.
     
  • Geara A, Castellanos M, Bassil C, Schuller-Levis G, Park E, Smith M, Goldman M. El-Sayegh S. Effects of parathyroid hormone on immune function. Clin Dev Immunol, 2010;2010. pii: 418695.
  • Geara A, Kamal L, El Imad B, El Sayegh S. Visualization of the renal vein during pyelography after nephrostomy: a case report. J Med Case Reports 2010, 4:93.
     
  • Israel E, Geara A, Maarouf O, Ayoub I, AbiRached J, Rizk S, Shtaynberg N, Samarneh M, El Sayegh S. Correlation between glycated hemoglobin and mean plasma glucose in hemodialysis patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2011 Dec;43(4):1149-53.

     

  • Abourjaili G, Shtaynberg N, Wetz R, Costantino T, Abela GS. Current concepts in triglyceride metabolism, pathophysiology, and treatment. Metabolism. 2010 Aug;59(8):1210-20.

     

  • Abi Rafeh N, Abi-Fadel D, Wetz RV, Khoueiry G, Azab B, Edwards A, Ardolic B, El-Sayegh S, Baldari D, Malpeso JV, Costantino T. A STEMI code protocol improves door-to-balloon time on weekdays and weekends. J Healthc Quality. 2009 Nov-Dec;31(6):35-43.

     

  • Geara A, El-Imad B, Baz W, Odaimi M, El-Sayegh S. Pseudoleukocytosis secondary to hepatitis C-associated cryoglobulinemia: a case report. J Med Case Reports. 2009 Nov 2;3:91.

     

  • Waked A, Geara A, El-Imad B. Hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis and renal failure secondary to calcium bicarbonate intake for osteoporosis prevention - "Modern" milk alkali syndrome. Cases J. 2009 Aug 6;2:6188.

     

  • El Sayegh S, Sayegh MH, Bennett WM. Renal Transplantation: What's new? Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 2008.